Mysuru: The 70th Mastakabhisheka Mahotsava at Gommatagiri near Bettadur village in Bilikere Hobli of Hunsur taluk was held this morning under the aegis of Sri Gommatagiri Kshetra Seva Samiti, in the presence of thousands of devotees, who had thronged the Jain shrine for the annual ritual.
As the countdown for the annual Mastakabhisheka began and the priests chanted sacred hymns, swarming devotees occupied vantage points to get a glimpse of the idol bathed in holy water, turmeric, milk, tender coconut, sugarcane juice, sandal paste and a host of other fragrant liquids. The first Mastakabhisheka was held during the reign of erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore Jayachamaraja Wadiyar in 1949.
